07-12-2011 Budget Workshop Meeting•
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
The Miami Shores Village Council met on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 to conduct their Fiscal
Year 2011-2012 Budget Workshop. The Workshop was called to order in the
Conference Room of Village Hall at 6:05 PM with the following members present:
PRESENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Jim McCoy
Hunt Davis
Al Davis
Steve Loffredo
Jesse Walters
Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep, Village Clerk
Holly Hugdahl, Finance Director
Lisa Keeley, Finance Department
Marilu Manso, Finance Department
Mayor McCoy called the Workshop Meeting to order, reviewed a number of procedural
issues related to the meeting format, and then introduced Mr. Benton, who offered
introductory remarks that had been contained in the Budget Message. Mr. Benton
stated that although the Village experienced another year of declining property values,
the percentage of decrease was less than last year and less than what had been
reported in the preliminary assessment notice of June 1st. Mr. Benton indicated that as
is customary in the budget preparation, the Administration evaluates the anticipated
revenues versus the departmental expenses. In comparing the two figures, the budget
was initially out of balance by approximately $1.1 million. Mr. Benton advised that the
budget will be balanced by using funds from the Fund Balance to account for the
difference between expenses and revenues. Mr. Benton further advised that a hiring
freeze that has been in effect for the past number of years continues, and that the
Village departments have been frugal with their expenditures. Mr. Benton indicated that
the budget is balanced with few programming or service cuts. Mr. Benton advised that
the budget contains a General Fund budget of $12,296,566, and that the Sanitation and
Stormwater fees will remain at the current levels for the new fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2011.
Mr. Benton reviewed the Village's revenue projections and responded to Council
questions regarding the stated projections.
The Village Council reviewed the following individual Departmental Budgets, with Mr.
Benton and the Department Heads advising the Council of the various changes to the
individual budgets and responded to questions posed by the Council Members. There
were no suggested amendments made to the presented budgets.
Planning & Zoning
Building Department
Code Enforcement
Library
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Recreation
Police Department
Public Works
Mayor & Council
Village Attorney
Village Clerk
Finance Department
Village Manager
At the conclusion of the departmental reviews, it was the consensus of the Council to
propose leaving the millage rate at 8.0 and the Debt Service millage rates at 0.3109 for
the Aquatic Center and 0.4746 for the Doctors Charter School.
The Council thanked the staff for their work in preparing the budget document.
Ms. Estep advised the Council that the two Budget Hearings would be scheduled for
Tuesday, September 6 and Tuesday, September 20, at 6:30 PM.
The Council Budget Workshop on the proposed Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Operating Budget
and Capital Budget was adjourned at 9:35 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, MMC
Village Clerk
Jim McCoy, Mayor